1926 Tour of the Basque Country

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1926 Tour of the Basque Country
Race details
Dates4–8 August 1926
Stages4
Distance746[1] km (463.5 mi)
Winning time26h 14' 09"
Results
  Winner  Nicolas Frantz (LUX)
  Second  Ottavio Bottecchia (ITA)
  Third  Victor Fontan (FRA)
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The 1926 Tour of the Basque Country was the third edition of the Tour of the Basque Country cycle race and was held from 4 August to 8 August 1926. The race started in Bilbao and finished in Las Arenas.[2] The race was won by Nicolas Frantz.

General classification[edit]

Final general classification[2][3]
Rank Rider Time
1  Nicolas Frantz (LUX) 26h 14' 09"
2  Ottavio Bottecchia (ITA) + 5' 39"
3  Victor Fontan (FRA) + 8' 39"
4  Julien Delbecque (BEL) + 8' 58"
5  Omer Huyse (BEL) + 11' 50"
6  Jean Debusschere (BEL) + 12' 20"
7  Alfonso Piccin (ITA) + 12' 58"
8  Gérard Debaets (BEL) + 19' 51"
9  Miguel Mucio [es] (ESP) + 19' 54"
10  Théophile Beeckman (BEL) + 21' 14"

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Vuelta al País Vasco (World Tour)". BikeRaceInfo. Retrieved 13 February 2018.
  2. ^ a b "3ème Vuelta al Pais Vasco 1926". Memoire du cyclisme. Archived from the original on 18 August 2004.
  3. ^ "1926 Vuelta Ciclista al Pais Vasco". First Cycling. Retrieved 13 February 2018.